Scholars explore a variety of topics related to the geography, history, military affairs, economics, urban development, religion, law, language, literature, arts, society, and politics of the Persian Gulf states.

Ancient period. A.D. 600-1800 /Roger M. Savory -- Nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- British policy in the Persian Gulf / Malcolm Yapp -- Geographers of the Persian Gulf / Gerald Blake [and others] -- Political geography of the Persian Gulf / R. Michael Burrell & Keith McLachlan -- Military affairs in the Persian Gulf / Alvin J. Cottrell, Robert J. Hanks, & Frank T. Bray -- International organization in the Persian Gulf / Ralph H. Magnus -- Oil in the Persian Gulf area / Keith McLachlan -- Urbanization of the Persian Gulf nations / Michael E. Bonine -- Religion and Law / James E. Dougherty -- Languages of the Persian Gulf / Bruce Ingham -- Literature in Arabic / G.M. Wickens -- Persian Literature / Robert M. Rehder -- Societies and social change in the Persian Gulf / Ralph H. Magnus -- Art in the Persian Gulf / Robert Hillenbrand -- Tribes of the Persian Gulf / Brian D. Clark -- Competing ideologies and social structure in the Persian Gulf / Michael M.J. Fischer.